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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1905.
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5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Land Officer, on behalf of His Majesty the KING, a Fee of $30 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
6. The Purchaser of the Lot shall build and finish, fit for occupation, before the expiration of twenty-four calendar months from the day of sale, in a good, substantial and workmanlike manner, one or more good and permanent messuage or tenement upon some part of his Lot, with walls of stone or brick and lime-mortar and roof of tiles or such other materials as may be approved by the Director of Public Works, and in other respects in accordance with the provisions of all Ordinances, Bye-laws and Regulations relating to Buildings or Sanitation as shall or may at any time be in force in the Colony, and shall expend thereon a sum of not less than $5,000 in rateable improvements.
7. No sewage or refuse water will be allowed to flow from the Lot on to any of the adjoining Jands whether belonging to the Crown or to private persons; neither shall any decaying, noisome, noxious, excrementitious, or other refuse matter be deposited on any portion of the Lot, and in carry- ing out any works of excavation on the Lot no excavated carth shall be deposited on the Lot or on Crown Land adjoining in such manner as shall expose the slopes of such excavated earth to be eroded and washed down by the rains, and all such slopes shall be properly turfed and, if necessary, secured in place by means of masonry toe walls. The Purchaser shall see that all refuse matters are properly removed daily from off the premises.
8. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay into the Colonial Treasury a proportionate part of the annual rental specified in the particulars hereinbefore contained on the 25th day of December next, and thereafter shall pay such annual rental by equal half-yearly payments on the 24th day of June and the 25th day of December in each and every year during the term of 75 years hereinbefore
mentioned.
9. When the conditions herein contained have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, the Purchaser of the Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute, on demand, a Lease from the Crown, of the Piece of Ground comprised in such Lot for 75 years, to be computed from the day of sale at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 25th day of December and the 24th day of June, in every year, as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot herein- before contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to, and contain, all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Inland Lots in the Colony of Hongkong. The Lease shall also contain a proviso that the lessee is to have the option of renewing the Lease for one further term of 75 years at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING.
10. Should the Purchaser neglect, or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium, or any portion thereof which may be paid, shall be thereupon forfeited to His Majesty, who shall be at full liberty either to enforce the sale, or to re-sell the Property at such time and place, and in such manner as to His Majesty shall seem fit, and in case of a re-sale, the increase, if any, of the Premium or Purchase Money shall be retained by His Majesty, and the deficiency, if any, and all Costs and Expenses shall be made good by the defaulter and be recoverable as liquidated damages, or at the option and pleasure of His Majesty, to re-enter and resume the property as if no sale had ever taken place, in which case also the Premium paid by the Purchaser shall be thereupon wholly forfeited to His Majesty. But such re-entry shall not exonerate the present Purchaser upon a sub- sequent re-sale of the property to make good the deficiency, if any, upon such re-sale, and all costs and expenses as ascertained to be recoverable as aforesaid.
11. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him, on the day of sale.
12. In the event of the Purchaser assigning the benefit of the underwritten agreement, the assignee shall be bound by the foregoing and following conditions of sale, and all powers and remedies shall be enforceable against him to the same extent as if such assignee were the original Purchaser.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
1. The Purchaser to construct substantial retaining walls where necessary to prevent landslips in the event of his cutting away the hill to level the site.
2. The Purchaser to have permission to construct an approach path to the Lot from Kennedy Road on a line to be approved by the Director of Public Works.
3. The exact Boundaries of the Lot to be determined before the issue of the Crown Lease and Premium and Crown Rent then adjusted in accordance with the areas and in proportion to the amounts of Premium and Crown Rent at which the Lot is sold.
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